Weekly report: Zarif Africa Tour

July 31, The Iran Project – Iran’s FM Zarif Africa tour that consisting visit of Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea Conakry and Mali, Pakistan’s Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security Nasir Khan Janjua visit to Iran and participation of Iranian Commandos in international war games in Russia dominated the country’s media outlets in the past week (July 25–July 31).

Tehran has slammed the Saudi regime for pushing ahead with its “divisive policies” in a recent Arab League summit, saying the outcome of the meeting showed Riyadh has failed to muster support against Iran.

The World Bank says a landmark nuclear deal that Iran signed with the P5+1 last year has already enabled the country to gain access to as much as $30 billion of its assets that had been frozen as a result of the sanctions.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said that selection of the holy city of Mashhad as the capital of the Islamic culture in 2017 by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) provides a good opportunity for introducing Iran’s Islamic civilization.

Animals, as well as humans, are not immune to the adverse effects of the protracted drought that the world is grappling with. Wetlands and marshes are drying up and animals’ wildlife habitats are inching forward to a complete destruction.

Almost 5,000 hectares of national property, which were occupied for breeding wild animal species, have been retrieved by the Department of Environment following reports that the breeders were violating the terms of their agreements with the DOE.

A court in Bahrain has launched the trial of prominent bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Qassim and court session lasted a mere ten minutes, according to reports. Sheikh Qassim was not present at the session, which produced no verdict.

Syrian President Bashar Assad offered an amnesty to militants who turn in their weapons insisting that the amnesty has been virtually in effect in Syria since day one of the terrorist war against the country.

Latest developments in the town of Manbij indicate that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), mainly comprised of Kurdish fighters, are about to push ISIL back from its positions and capture the remaining districts of Manbij in coming hours, military sources said Saturday.